Lug box



G. x. WEND'LING;

LUYG BOX. AEPLICATIQN. m'ab AHEAD-.1922.

Patented Dec. 12,1922...

Patented id es. l2, i922.

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GEORGE K.,WE.'NDLING, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIIZFORNIA.

LUG BOX.

Application filedhngust' 17, 1922. Serial No. 582,357.

and State of California, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Lug Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

Due to the high cost and scarcity of good lumber, free from sap, and'light in weight for the making of shippingboxes particularly adapted for shipping fruit, I have conceived the idea of manufacturing a light weight, strong and cheaply constructed box from narrow, relatively thin and short lengths of material. By the manufacture of a box from this thin veneer like material I am able to use material heretofore not adapted for box making, and by such use I conserve the forests and use to advantage lumber heretofore discarded in the scrap pile.

My improved receptacle or shipping box due to the connecting of the spaced strips of the respective walls at their ends by cleats, and due to the uniting of the cleats to the ends of the strips by staples, the bridles of which are disposed across the grain of the wood, rigid wall members are provided which are adapted for securing to the box ends preferably by nails passing through the ends of the strips and cleats. To afford a reinforcement for the top or cover of the box or receptacle, a lug or batten is secured to the upper edge of each end to extend longitudinally thereof and overhang the inner face of the corresponding ends. This affords a firm support for the cover and prevents the sagging thereof when the receptacles are arranged in stack formation, and prevents the terminal side edges of the cover from engaging with the terminal side edges of the opposing side Walls overcoming the pinching of the con-- tents of the box therebetween.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construc tion within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthe invention. p

To more fully comprehend the invention,

reference is directed to theaccompanying drawings, wherein;- I

F gure 1 1s a VlGW 1n broken perspective f thQPIEfGIIBC l'GIHbOdllIlQllil of my inven tion.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View 0f two. of the receptacles arranged in starch formation.

Figure 3 isa fragmentary end View illustrating the arrangement of. the cleat, staple, and batten or lu Figure l is a sectional viewthrough one of the I cleats and strips illustrating the clinching of the securing staple.

Referring more particularly to the several views of the drawings wherein like characters of reference designate correspondlng parts, 1 indicates a box or receptacle end members disposed in parallel relation, and to their upper edges are secured the lug or batten strips 2 which extend longitudinally thereof with their inner edges overlying opposing faces of the end members 1 as at 3. The lugs or battens are preferably secured in position by nails or other securing means 4. Side walls 5, a bottom wall 6 and a top Wall 7 connect the opposing ends 1, and each of said wallsconsists of a plurality of relatively thin narrow parallel spaced veneer-like strips of wood 8, the grain of which extends longitudinally of the strip. These strips before the walls are secured to the box ends are arranged in parallel relation, and across the ends thereof are disposed the transverse cleats 9. Staples 10 are: then forced through the cleats and strips with their spirals 11 disposed across the grain of both the cleat the strip preventing the splitting of the wood andinsuring a secure union. The terminal ends of the staples are clinched as at 12 to prevent the same from becoming loose. After the Walls are assembled, they are positioned in place and are secured to the box ends by nails 13 orother securing means.

It will be observed that the overhanging flange or portion 8 of the lug 2 serves as a support for the cover and also remains in q, and N the cleats being i tacle, it thod of dc; arted f Li r from, and that each wall is assemble tlrom a "'lurality of strips to form a union, and is afterwards secured in position.

It Will be readily understood that this box 1s capable of being manufactured at the factory i. e. sides, top and bottom, formed in the requisite sizes and shipped with the ends in a knocked down condition to the user, who after receiving the units may readily assemble the box by driving a comparatively lfeW nails.

In constructing a bot: of slats and cleats, latively narrov. in Width, it will be readily apparent that material imperfect for use as slats may be Worked into cleats, thereby reducing the waste of material to a minimum.

Having thus described my invention,

' miseries What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United Statesis:--

A box comprising; a pair of spaced end members, a pairof lugs one extending; longitudinally of corresponding edges of each end member and projectinginwardly beyond adjacent faces of said end members, side, top, and bottom Walls for said box and connecting said end members, said Walls each comprising a plurality of relatively thin, narrow, parallel spaced strips, a cleat extending; transversely ofropposite ends of the strips or" the respective Walls, staples passing through said cleats and strips and clinched at their ends to unite the parts, the staples being disposed Withtheir bridles across the grain of the strips and cleats, and means passing through the strips and cleats for securingthe opposite ends of'the respective Walls to their respective box'ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name-to this specification...

. GEORGE X; WENDLING. 

